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San Jose by Joe Purdy

Mona, you know you wander on the street corner i should have warned you all of the boys and all of their poisen they rob you blind

i knew your mother god rest her soul and where was your father, ya well nobody knows you wish things were different the hands you were given just dont seem fair yah you playin with what you given and your doing fine ya but you try not to think about it most of the time you just do what you have to to make sure you get through yah but sometimes it hurts

singing mona you know you wander on the street corner i should have warned you all of the boys and all of their poisen as they make there way ya to san jose

yah well your still so young but you feel so old its just the things you been through that are making you cold i think your going to turn soon i gotta be careful with my moves just might loose you for good listen i can fight your demons cause id have to fight you cause there so far inside you and i just cant seem to get through it aint none of my business it aint none of my place yah but i still had to try

singing mona you know you gonna on the street corner i should have warned you all of the boys and all of their poisen as they make there way ya to san jose now

oh now i think ive lost you cant reach you no more cause your high as i kite and im down here on the floor yah im begging you to come back now you cant even hear that you just floated away oh yah its such a shame cause i remember the day when we use to play on your mothers front lawn singing those old songs not a care in the world

oh im just singing mona you know you wander on the street corner i know your gonna offer all of the boys and all of their poisen as they make there way ya to san jose darling yah to san jose now